Traction-engine.



PATBNTE JLY 1G, i906.

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TRACTIN ENGINE.

APPLwATwN MLBD SEPT, mmf..

PATENTE) JULY 10, ).906l

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2 SHEETS-SHEET Geary@ @XMIM-mam UNiTED STATES PATENT oififioii.

TRAGT!GN-ENGINE Specicotioix of Letters Patent.

rliieixufu July iii, 1906.

pplicatiou filed September 211905. vriei No, ZTQA-SS).

To am wrwmf n may concern;

Be it known that I, GEORGE Cow5 e eitizen of the United Stetes, reeidiiigL el. ioynetie, in the county of" Columbia, and tote oi Wisooii sin, have invented certain new and useful improvemenis in TractionEnginee7 end l fio deolere the foliowing to be e fuli, @leerI und exeet description. of the invention, auch es wil enel'iie others skilled in the art to whieli l it eppernins to ineke and use the same.

This invention relates to teotfion-engni'ae; and oneo the principali objects of the somo is 'to provide en attachment for hauling heavy iii-eight u grades end over rough roads end to p rof e ine-ane Wlieieby said etooinnent may be quickly thrown into eno'. out o? olivi ation.

Another object is to rovicle o. cabine-winding mechanism under t 1e enginees pl sli-,forni which can be operated to haul height up steep grades while the traction-engine is standing still and which een also be usefi iol' hauling ieighi; on evel ground or good roads by ti'aoiion.

These enti other objects ere etto-ined bj; means of the construction ilinstreted in the eeoompenying drawings, in Whiulivigm'e 1 is-a side View of n treetiomenoine having my attachment opgsiied thereto. Dig; i :i pien View oi' the winning meoimniein the iioight attachment.. Fig. 3 is an enleigeo, pian View of the mechanism iol' connecting the winding mechanism with. the omnia-Vv Wheei of the engine. Fig. 4 is e. iongitudinzii sectional `View of the windinvdrum, and Fig. 5 is e similar View of the s ing pinion which is geared to the Winding-drum and slides upon its eheft;

YReferring to the diewinge for e more pew ticuer description of the invent-ion, the nu merel 1 designates the boiler of a. ti'eotion engine; 2 traction-Wheels; 3, the emol;- shef, ami 4 the crank-wheel. These parte may be of' the usuel or any preferi'ed oonstruction.

Under the engineer@ platform et the rear of the en ine is e suitable frame 5, in which is journale e slmft 6, on which is mounted e. winding'drum 7. The shaft 6 is provided with so1'ewLhreads or spiral corrugetions S, and the heads of the Winfiingdrm 7 ere provided with projections 9, which engage the oorrugations 8, and thus es tiie drum ie "i rotatedL it ismoved laterally upon the haft 6.

5 gtllOn the outer surface of the drum is a. spirellywerrenged groove 10 for the lcable 11. Ac "me ond oi liuilrum is n vri-.wn geni-xvwoi 12, engaged by o. crown mmv-pinion l, provided with guido proiooione li, dewiggiml 1.o hold the pinion in conm-siioll with ilu: vulwvl i2. 'l`l1epl'-1iix'm ik nmliixiitfl lo :wiiiinuplm :L huil i5, mul this muy lar :ii-wmpi wil li'y squar ing; tilic slmi'i, :nul Uw w mi :qm-Marv in Lin: p inon or in); n long s'aiii, A:infini ,hor von nocion. The miblo l im' 'mui- 4l :in one omi to iii@ Wiailing-tiroir ommto emi 'pioviilwi Nihil :i miele li'i'fhooli' iii for eminem-ion izo o ifi-:ifi oi" l'rfeigl. 'The cable il muxos oui iwixveon :ity fmii of gioo'ved icllvif-:'inlioys il; joie" -zl lo a ironie i8, nioontofi uplink the vi f form :it the ree-i (mil. ilzoieo?, i iouinilori in l'ioiizrmmi in Xi immo. B moons ol the oomioim, is 'llis fismiimi itwillbooinions Limi il biewiii iiewounii in iiie :Wholly-mini, 'i groove i() of the iv'indiiS-dum anni l Eizo firmo inteizili Upon iio sliiifz, v iiii': "i willie wili zilweys reiloin ibs ventiel :iin "iiio simib i5 oietecl by me; s pia 'on Z0 on l-viiw lfflifneloel lonL in breeiets e inhaling siiofi imingi miopia-ci lo to iimi. goei-vivai E? on :i si iiomsiieo 2. be lnovod into sind mi the crank-wheel 4. Tilo ii'ii is jounmled in nl yolrc 5G; onwel-ofi to shaft 2-5, said yoke having on, ingoio? extension 3l, to which the omneoiiii.t iofl 2%5 pivotaily atmeliefi, The roti is pzoviilml. with Spring B to imperi aiding; :ieiion to the exteii5ion--i'ffid 3i, oo i lo the lever 35, provided with e, mok 1345. W lion the lever 35 is thrown Lower-iii tho i' ii. in l? l., the i'iief tionrwliooi 2Q -Tigeqbfl with Liuoifml wheel Il.

Fiom 'bho ioiegoing if wili be ('iwious that the traction-ingoio niej; lio o pemted to nio-unie a steep grlie, and Limi pho iomi of freight may be etee'ied to e omit-hook while die engine ie Stonding oc the op of the grade, and the frietionmfiieel 1n oy be thrown ini-o engagement with the crank-Wheel 4, and the wind ing mechanism set in. operation to honi the lood. up to the traotionengine. Gn smooth roads the loud may no carried nfiong with the traotsion'engine, and when o steep grade is toV be mounted the rope or cable may be paid out until the traction-engine is at the top of the hill. The Winding mechanism may also rbe sinn'larl7 utilized-for drawing a load over a rou h roa arious changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of constructlon may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as nem-grand desire tosecure by Let? 1. In a'tractionfxgue, a ivinding mechan-v ism for hauling loa ccmpr1s` m having a spirali ai'range groove on the surfaeemhereof, a cable secured thereto, guide-pulleys ,for said cable, ,means for per- Windingmitting the drum to movelaterally upon its means for rotating said allait,-` subtantially as described. f

. 2. In a Winding mechanism for tractionengines a drum provi edA with a spirallygrooved surface for a ca le means for permittutsaid drum to move laterally u on its s a pinion connected to a genre-W eel on said said pinion adapted to slide laterally with the drum, means for revolvin its shaft, a friction-Wheel mounted in a sli( ing guide and adapted to be moved into an out of Contact with `the crank-whee1 of the traction-engine, land connections between 'the i friction-Wheel andthe pinion-shaft, antistan-` tially as described.

In testimony whereof ,I ,have heeunto eet my hand in .Pres-@i106 ef womb@ lbillg nesses.

" Tenencia GUEF. i

Witnesses:

A. GUNDnneQN, A 'Ero AJ G. PETERS. 

